ride-alongn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪdəˌlɒŋ/, U.S.

/ˈraɪdəˌlɔŋ/,

/ˈraɪdəˌlɑŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ride v., along adv.

Etymology: < ride v. + along adv.

North American (originally U.S.).

I. Compound uses.

1. attributive. Designating a police programme under which observers accompany police officers on patrol, to provide the opportunity to learn about police work and to encourage closer relationships with the community; of or relating to such a programme.

ΚΠ

1964 Chicago Tribune 11 Dec. ii. 22/6 He has inaugurated a ‘ride along’ program under which ‘prominent and influential citizens are invited to ride in squad cars and view the day-to-day tasks of the beat patrolman’.

1981 Los Angeles Times 6 Oct. (Orange County section) 1/5 Police officer Clay Epperson turned to two teen-age ride-along observers and said, ‘Fasten your seat belts. Here we go.’

1991 Washington Post 12 May c4/2 Residents of all backgrounds were taken on ride-along patrols.

2005 L. M. Solan & P. M. Tiersma Speaking of Crime iii. 50 One of us..participated on a ride-along program with a San Jose, California police officer as part of a course on criminal law.

II. Simple uses.

2. A programme of this kind. Also: a patrol undertaken as part of such a programme.

ΚΠ

1966 Chicago Daily Defender 19 Apr. 6/4 The ‘Ride-Along’ provides for one student to ride along with a policemen in an assigned district for a full shift.

1977 Rolling Stone 21 Apr. 62/5 Cooke's office also arranges ride-alongs with working cops for actors and writers.

1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 Mar. 52/1 ‘Whaddya want, drugs or whores?’ the author is asked when he arranges his ‘ride-along’ in the back of a patrol car.

2004 E. Conlon Blue Blood vi. 226 It would be in effect a ‘ride-along’, as the back-seat tour of patrol arranged for reporters and community leaders is called.

3. An observer accompanying such a patrol.

ΚΠ

1970 Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 25 June b10/7 Each will put in about three hours daily—in the station at the front counter, and in the field as ‘Ride alongs’ with uniformed officers.

1984 J. McClure Cop World i. 17 The ride-along, nondescript in shirt, slacks and loafers, simply nods.

2005 S. L. Miller Victims as Offenders iv. 52 The squad cars with ride-alongs on board were typically sent as the backup responders to the domestic calls.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ride-along
释义	ride-alongn. Brit. /ˈrʌɪdəˌlɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈraɪdəˌlɔŋ/, /ˈraɪdəˌlɑŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ride v., along adv. Etymology: < ride v. + along adv. North American (originally U.S.). I. Compound uses. 1. attributive. Designating a police programme under which observers accompany police officers on patrol, to provide the opportunity to learn about police work and to encourage closer relationships with the community; of or relating to such a programme. ΚΠ 1964 Chicago Tribune 11 Dec. ii. 22/6 He has inaugurated a ‘ride along’ program under which ‘prominent and influential citizens are invited to ride in squad cars and view the day-to-day tasks of the beat patrolman’. 1981 Los Angeles Times 6 Oct. (Orange County section) 1/5 Police officer Clay Epperson turned to two teen-age ride-along observers and said, ‘Fasten your seat belts. Here we go.’ 1991 Washington Post 12 May c4/2 Residents of all backgrounds were taken on ride-along patrols. 2005 L. M. Solan & P. M. Tiersma Speaking of Crime iii. 50 One of us..participated on a ride-along program with a San Jose, California police officer as part of a course on criminal law. II. Simple uses. 2. A programme of this kind. Also: a patrol undertaken as part of such a programme. ΚΠ 1966 Chicago Daily Defender 19 Apr. 6/4 The ‘Ride-Along’ provides for one student to ride along with a policemen in an assigned district for a full shift. 1977 Rolling Stone 21 Apr. 62/5 Cooke's office also arranges ride-alongs with working cops for actors and writers. 1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 Mar. 52/1 ‘Whaddya want, drugs or whores?’ the author is asked when he arranges his ‘ride-along’ in the back of a patrol car. 2004 E. Conlon Blue Blood vi. 226 It would be in effect a ‘ride-along’, as the back-seat tour of patrol arranged for reporters and community leaders is called. 3. An observer accompanying such a patrol. ΚΠ 1970 Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 25 June b10/7 Each will put in about three hours daily—in the station at the front counter, and in the field as ‘Ride alongs’ with uniformed officers. 1984 J. McClure Cop World i. 17 The ride-along, nondescript in shirt, slacks and loafers, simply nods. 2005 S. L. Miller Victims as Offenders iv. 52 The squad cars with ride-alongs on board were typically sent as the backup responders to the domestic calls. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1964
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